Rock of the Marne: The American Soldiers Who Turned the Tide Against the Kaiser in World War I Social History compressing a lifetime of knowledge

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Rock of the Marne: The American Soldiers Who Turned the Tide Against the Kaiser in World War I Social History compressing a lifetime of knowledgeDescription by Stephen L. Harris Hardcover The soldiers of the Third U. S. Infantry Division in World War I were outnumbered and inexperienced young men facing hardened veterans, but their actions during the Second Battle of the Marne proved to be a turning point of World War I. In stopping three German divisions from crossing the Marne River, these Americans blocked the road to Paris, helped save the French capital and played a key role in turning